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Record, Judicial

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Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Object ID
APR 1838 F003 MC
Date Range
1838/04
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Collection
Mayor's Court
Title
Mayor's Court
Admin/Biographical History
The Mayor's Court was established at the incorporation of the City of Lancaster in 1818, and was composed of the mayor, recorder, and aldermen with powers and jurisdiction analogous to the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer, and Jail Delivery. It was abolished on 6 February 1849.
Date Range
1838/04
Year
1838
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives North
Storage Container
Box 0014
People
Joe
Cromwell, George
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Persons of color
Freedom Seekers
Mayor's Court
Object Name
Record, Judicial
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
APR 1838 F003 MC
Box Number
014
Additional Notes
Fugitive from labor and service
African-American
Employer/[slaveholder]: Cromwell, George
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 99-00 [0101]
Description Level
Item
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